Hello Group:
More on this damn machine! ok I have just gotten a new 9 gig IBM disk
drive a DCHS 09F a 50 pin single ended disk
tried to make a single partition no luck it wants all 9.11 gigs will not
stop at 8 gigs ok so I manually attempt to create a
single partition or even multiple partitions just no luck! is there any
sites or technical documentation on the EFS system.
All I wanted is one drive to hold all of the software still available
for this computer never realized what a nightmare it would be.
I have formatted old CPM system disks that never were as nightmarish as
this! I am totally bummed can anyone offer any
help Or should I just take a hammer to it and get some joy for the
anguish it has caused me?

[email]jimgeneva@earthlink.net[/email]

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

In article <3F838C31.70442B4B@earthlink.net>,
James C. Geneva <jimgeneva@earthlink.net> wrote:
: More on this damn machine! ok I have just gotten a new 9 gig IBM disk
:drive a DCHS 09F a 50 pin single ended disk
:tried to make a single partition no luck it wants all 9.11 gigs will not
:stop at 8 gigs ok so I manually attempt to create a
:single partition or even multiple partitions just no luck! is there any
:sites or technical documentation on the EFS system.

$ man efs. Says in the Description that the filesystem limit is 8 Gb.

The rest of what you have to know is not about EFS but about fx!

:All I wanted is one drive to hold all of the software still available
:for this computer never realized what a nightmare it would be.

For now, just go into fx and give the command /repartition/resize
and resize the swap partition so that the root partition is left
with 8 Gb.

It's a bit of a waste, perhaps, to allocate 1.1 Gb for swap on that
system, but at least it will get you going.
--
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10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

Walter Roberson wrote:[color=blue]
>
> In article <3F838C31.70442B4B@earthlink.net>,
> James C. Geneva <jimgeneva@earthlink.net> wrote:
> : More on this damn machine! ok I have just gotten a new 9 gig IBM disk
> :drive a DCHS 09F a 50 pin single ended disk
> :tried to make a single partition no luck it wants all 9.11 gigs will not
> :stop at 8 gigs ok so I manually attempt to create a
> :single partition or even multiple partitions just no luck! is there any
> :sites or technical documentation on the EFS system.
>
> $ man efs. Says in the Description that the filesystem limit is 8 Gb.
>
> The rest of what you have to know is not about EFS but about fx!
>
> :All I wanted is one drive to hold all of the software still available
> :for this computer never realized what a nightmare it would be.
>
> For now, just go into fx and give the command /repartition/resize
> and resize the swap partition so that the root partition is left
> with 8 Gb.
>
> It's a bit of a waste, perhaps, to allocate 1.1 Gb for swap on that
> system, but at least it will get you going.[/color]

Yup... Walter called it. It's because you're using efs. Is there any reason in
particular that you're using efs on purpose?

-chris

--
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
---------------------------------
Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no
mtater waht odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the
fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct?

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

HI:
because I dont have a copy of Iris Indigo xfs filesystem just the basic efs setup
CD.

jimgeneva

"Christopher R. Jones" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Walter Roberson wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > In article <3F838C31.70442B4B@earthlink.net>,
> > James C. Geneva <jimgeneva@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > : More on this damn machine! ok I have just gotten a new 9 gig IBM disk
> > :drive a DCHS 09F a 50 pin single ended disk
> > :tried to make a single partition no luck it wants all 9.11 gigs will not
> > :stop at 8 gigs ok so I manually attempt to create a
> > :single partition or even multiple partitions just no luck! is there any
> > :sites or technical documentation on the EFS system.
> >
> > $ man efs. Says in the Description that the filesystem limit is 8 Gb.
> >
> > The rest of what you have to know is not about EFS but about fx!
> >
> > :All I wanted is one drive to hold all of the software still available
> > :for this computer never realized what a nightmare it would be.
> >
> > For now, just go into fx and give the command /repartition/resize
> > and resize the swap partition so that the root partition is left
> > with 8 Gb.
> >
> > It's a bit of a waste, perhaps, to allocate 1.1 Gb for swap on that
> > system, but at least it will get you going.[/color]
>
> Yup... Walter called it. It's because you're using efs. Is there any reason in
> particular that you're using efs on purpose?
>
> -chris
>
> --
> Chris Jones
> ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
> ---------------------------------
> Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no
> mtater waht odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the
> fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct?[/color]

--
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
---------------------------------
Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no
mtater waht odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the
fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct?

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

In article <3F83F921.FD9DC479@larc.nasa.gov>,
Christopher R. Jones <c.r.jones@larc.nasa.gov> wrote:
:Yup... Walter called it. It's because you're using efs. Is there any reason in
:particular that you're using efs on purpose?

The topic is "Iris Indigo". If it's an R3000 Indigo, it would be
limited to IRIX 5.3, which did not include XFS. "IRIX 5.3 With XFS"
was not at all common.
--
IMT made the sky
Fall.

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

Walter Roberson wrote:[color=blue]
>
> In article <3F83F921.FD9DC479@larc.nasa.gov>,
> Christopher R. Jones <c.r.jones@larc.nasa.gov> wrote:
> :Yup... Walter called it. It's because you're using efs. Is there any reason in
> :particular that you're using efs on purpose?
>
> The topic is "Iris Indigo". If it's an R3000 Indigo, it would be
> limited to IRIX 5.3, which did not include XFS. "IRIX 5.3 With XFS"
> was not at all common.[/color]

Well... don't I feel like the dork then.. :) You're totally right. I forget about those
older configurations...

-chris

--
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
---------------------------------
Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no
mtater waht odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the
fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct?

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

It's not a problem :-)

first go get a glass of white wine and put on some classical music. Next
if it were me I would either stop and use the new file system xfs and not
EFS (it's pants in comparison). There is also a GUI for disk initializing,
use the system manager to find it. Don't fx the disk as a user drive use
the manaual options. That is where you are going wrong. Indigo's are cool
machines all be it very old. A hammer would be interesting but only for
about 15 seconds. I have an old Indy running as my home mail server and
mp3 server. I have a 40Gb SCSI disk partitioned as 30Gb's and 10Gb's. The
30Gb partition is /usr/people and the 10Gb's is /usr/data and has my mp3
collection on it. The nice thig about irix is that you can ssh into the
box and run mpg123 *.mp3, outputs to the iris audio :-).

If you want more consise info email me direct and I'll talk you through
it.

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, James C. Geneva wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello Group:
> More on this damn machine! ok I have just gotten a new 9 gig IBM disk
> drive a DCHS 09F a 50 pin single ended disk
> tried to make a single partition no luck it wants all 9.11 gigs will not
> stop at 8 gigs ok so I manually attempt to create a
> single partition or even multiple partitions just no luck! is there any
> sites or technical documentation on the EFS system.
> All I wanted is one drive to hold all of the software still available
> for this computer never realized what a nightmare it would be.
> I have formatted old CPM system disks that never were as nightmarish as
> this! I am totally bummed can anyone offer any
> help Or should I just take a hammer to it and get some joy for the
> anguish it has caused me?
>
> [email]jimgeneva@earthlink.net[/email]
>
>[/color]

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

In news:3F838C31.70442B4B@earthlink.net, James C. Geneva wrote:
[color=blue]
> Or should I just take a hammer to it and get some joy for the
> anguish it has caused me?[/color]

It would probably only crack the skins, break the door, and tire you
out.

Hello:
LOL thank you I need that one!
I have managed to get it going! I fx the disk forcing it to just use 8
gigs and not all 9.11 gigs but I could not get the software to install
some intermediate problem of it trying to install all software on the
mini root I think? So I used the repair a file system option I luckily
had made a backup of the original 1 gig hard disk so I used it and BANG
finally I have something that works. I still have a tiny problem
which when first turned on I am getting this:

"<<>>" wrote:
[color=blue]
> In news:3F838C31.70442B4B@earthlink.net, James C. Geneva wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Or should I just take a hammer to it and get some joy for the
> > anguish it has caused me?[/color]
>
> It would probably only crack the skins, break the door, and tire you
> out.
>
> --
> #include <disclaimer.h>
> Christopher Miller
> [email]cm007i@hotmail.com[/email][/color]

But you shouldn't try to install these exactly because the graphics
patches can really mess up your system if you install the wrong one,
and the install tools of that timeframe could not distinguish between
some of the 4D/xx-only graphics subsystems and some of the Indigo-
only graphics subsystems. Also, some of the above are for the
C++ or Fortran development systems and you won't be able to get those
at all easily.
--
Disobey all self-referential sentences!

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

Hello:
thanks for the hint. It just happens there is a peice of software which
claims to be for Irix 6.1 ported to 5.3 on the install cd
which I believe is why I am getting this error. Thak you for the help.

Jim
[email]jimgeneva@earthlink.net[/email]

Walter Roberson wrote:
[color=blue]
> In article <3F84E711.1C9C721F@earthlink.net>,
> James C. Geneva <jimgeneva@earthlink.net> wrote:
> [IRIX 5.3]
>
> :auto reconfiguring operating system
> :/var/sysgen/Root/usr/bin/ld:
> :error undefined:
> :mrt.ioctl
> :legal_vif_num
> :ip_mroute_init
> :ip_mroute_slowtimo
>
> All four of those are defined in /var/sysgen/master.d/boot/ip_mroute.o
> which is part of the package eoe2.sw.ipgate . Somehow, you've managed
> to not install it, or to install an incompatible version.
>
> ip_mroute.o is also changed by patchSG0002770 .
>
> There's a long list of patches that you really should have for an IRIX
> 5.3 system. On a 4D/35 with the development package, I have:
>
> 166, 205, 445, 651, 736, 870, 983, 1078, 1114, 1149, 1170, 1191, 1244,
> 1291, 1307, 1391, 1408, 1476, 1554, 1596, 1599, 1600, 1628, 1662, 1678,
> 1685, 1701, 1875, 1948, 2090, 2132, 2166, 2184, 2212, 2216, 2228, 2238,
> 2273, 2303, 2368, 2245, 2563, 2605, 2770, 2995, 3102, 3142, 3262, 3175,
> 3176, 3178, 3179, 3189, 3191, 3236, 3268, 3347, 3510, 3526.
>
> But you shouldn't try to install these exactly because the graphics
> patches can really mess up your system if you install the wrong one,
> and the install tools of that timeframe could not distinguish between
> some of the 4D/xx-only graphics subsystems and some of the Indigo-
> only graphics subsystems. Also, some of the above are for the
> C++ or Fortran development systems and you won't be able to get those
> at all easily.
> --
> Disobey all self-referential sentences![/color]

10-05-2007, 07:17 AM

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Re: This Iris Indigo is going to drive me insane!!!!!!

In article <bm19m8$5pk$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>,
Walter Roberson <roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> wrote:[color=blue]
>In article <3F83F921.FD9DC479@larc.nasa.gov>,
>Christopher R. Jones <c.r.jones@larc.nasa.gov> wrote:
>:Yup... Walter called it. It's because you're using efs. Is there any reason in
>:particular that you're using efs on purpose?
>
>The topic is "Iris Indigo". If it's an R3000 Indigo, it would be
>limited to IRIX 5.3, which did not include XFS. "IRIX 5.3 With XFS"
>was not at all common.[/color]

Is there, in fact, a way to install IRIX 5.3 with an XFS root file
system?

--
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But as he knew no bad language, he had called him all the names of common
objects that he could think of, and had screamed: "You lamp! You towel! You
plate!" and so on. --Sigmund Freud